This is something I wish I knew before I went to Rovaniemi!
Five nights we sat out in the cold miles out of town. The various Apps all said the Aurora was shining brightly and we saw nothing.
On the last night, very disappointed and having basically accepted that we wouldn’t see the lights, we were about to give up.
A group of three jumped out of a car and started reeling off photos of whispy grey clouds. “What are these jokers so exited about?” I asked Mrs H.
Looking over their shoulder the digital screen of the camera was lit up bright green!
Turns out the show had been on for several nights, but with the naked eye it just looked like very light cloud cover.
I went from being elated at having seen them, to feeling misled and ripped off by the ultimate tourist scam.
Four years later I’m almost recovered from the disappointment but keen to go back and try again… now that I know what we’re looking for.
